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About the rock tapaculo
The rock tapaculo is a bird in the family Rhinocryptidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the rock tapaculo sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
From Wikipedia
The rock tapaculo or Espinhaço tapaculo (Scytalopus petrophilus) is a species of bird in the family Rhinocryptidae. It is endemic to altitudes of 900–2,100 metres (3,000–6,900 ft) in the central and southern Espinhaço Mountains, and the Mantiqueira Mountains in Minas Gerais, Brazil, though it may also occur in adjacent parts of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. It is found in shrubby and grassy habitats in rocky regions, and in elfin and cloud forest. It closely resembles the Diamantina tapaculo and Planalto tapaculo in appearance and voice (especially song; less so in call).
Here we follow South American Classification Committee (SACC), but the taxonomy is extremely complex, and it is possible the correct scientific name of this relatively pale inland species is S. speluncae, in which case the closely related darker species from the Serra do Mar region would be S. notorius.
Related birds in the genus Scytalopus
More from the family Rhinocryptidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a rock tapaculo sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the rock tapaculo on this page. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the rock tapaculo endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the rock tapaculo as “least concern”.
What family does the rock tapaculo belong to?
The rock tapaculo (Scytalopus petrophilus) belongs to the family Rhinocryptidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Scytalopus petrophilus; Monteiro-Lobato, São-Paulo, Brasil by Hector Bottai – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q1274887 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Rock tapaculo – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Hector Bottai – CC BY-SA 4.0